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INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER 1300
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, DC
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As of October 23rd
Friday,
November 2nd,
2007
7:00AM – 3:30PM
Registration
9:00AM – 4:00PM Exhibitor Registration & Move In
9:00AM – 4:00PM Exhibitor Registration & Move In
9:00AM – 10:15AM
OPENING SESSION BREAKFAST
Setting the Stage: Policy, Demographics and What You Need to Know About the LGBT Segment
Opening Session is a must attend for those seeking a greater understanding of the LGBT segment and how LGBT people and their families access healthcare, choose providers and connect with the healthcare industry. You will hear from renowned Researcher Dr. M.V. Lee Badgett, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Research Director of the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy and Winnie Stachelberg, Senior Vice President for External Affairs for the Center for American Progress, as they present startling findings on a new study detailing the impact of domestic partner insurance taxation on access and affordability to health insurance. In addition, Mr. Che Tabisola, HRC Research Center Manager, will provide valuable insights on LGBT community demographics and statistics that will prepare attendees for the remainder of the Out & Healthy Conference
Speakers
Justin G. Nelson, President & Co-Founder, National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Rob Falk, General Counsel, Human Rights Campaign
Ed Lehman, Vice President of Strategic Customer Solutions, Aetna, Inc.
Dr. M. V. Lee Badgett, Director, Center for Public Policy & Administration, University of Massachusets Amherst; Research Director, Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law & Public Policy, UCLA School of Law
Winnie Stachelberg, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Center for American Progress
Che Tabisola, Research Center Manager, Human Rights Campaign
OPENING SESSION BREAKFAST
Setting the Stage: Policy, Demographics and What You Need to Know About the LGBT Segment
Opening Session is a must attend for those seeking a greater understanding of the LGBT segment and how LGBT people and their families access healthcare, choose providers and connect with the healthcare industry. You will hear from renowned Researcher Dr. M.V. Lee Badgett, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Research Director of the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy and Winnie Stachelberg, Senior Vice President for External Affairs for the Center for American Progress, as they present startling findings on a new study detailing the impact of domestic partner insurance taxation on access and affordability to health insurance. In addition, Mr. Che Tabisola, HRC Research Center Manager, will provide valuable insights on LGBT community demographics and statistics that will prepare attendees for the remainder of the Out & Healthy Conference
Speakers
Justin G. Nelson, President & Co-Founder, National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Rob Falk, General Counsel, Human Rights Campaign
Ed Lehman, Vice President of Strategic Customer Solutions, Aetna, Inc.
Dr. M. V. Lee Badgett, Director, Center for Public Policy & Administration, University of Massachusets Amherst; Research Director, Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law & Public Policy, UCLA School of Law
Winnie Stachelberg, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Center for American Progress
Che Tabisola, Research Center Manager, Human Rights Campaign
10:15AM – 10:30AM
Break
10:30AM – 11:45AM
SESSION
I
Do Ask -- Do Tell: Conducting a Comprehensive Medical History with LGBT Patients and Creating a Welcoming Practice Environment
Many medical providers are unprepared for or uncomfortable with the sensitive issue of asking about sexual behavior, particularly with patients who do not identify as heterosexual. While it’s important to know how your patient identifies (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, etc), those “labels” do not tell you what you need to know about sexual history, current sexual behavior, or relationship status. In order to provide the best possible care it is essential that providers know what to ask, how to ask, and to appropriately assess and recommend testing/screening based on real, not perceived risk. This workshop will provide guidelines for asking questions about identity, orientation, relationships, social support networks, sexuality, past experience with medical providers, and primary health needs/concerns in a way that opens the door for optimal patient-provider communication and the best possible care.
Speakers
Timothy Price, M.D., Price Medical
Rebecca Fox, Director, National Coalition for LGBT Health
Moderator
Joel Ginsberg, JD, MBA, Executive Director, Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
Session II
Electronic Health Care Delivery Systems and Their Possible Impact on LGBT Consumers
What are some of the medical advances in electronic medical record keeping and who is pushing for this health care delivery tool? And what does the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have to say about the use of technology in the delivery of health care? How does online and electronic health care delivery affect LGBT Consumers?
Speakers
Sandra Herron, Powel Goldstein, LLP
Tim Blevins, Head, Clinical Product Integration, Aetna, Inc.
SESSION III
Emerging Trends in LGBT Health and Health Education
Many general-market (non-LGBT aware) medical providers have focused on HIV/AIDS as the primary health issue affecting gay and bisexual men. While HIV continues to pose a serious health risk to this community, there is a myriad of other health issues and needs that may go unaddressed due to a lack of research and/or education among doctors and LGBT patients regarding emerging healthy topics. This workshop will provide examples of some emerging health and wellness issue trends for the LGBT community along with recommendations for ways to educate gay and bisexual men for whom HIV/AIDS is not the impetus for seeking healthcare services as well as lesbians, health care providers and transgender people who may not be aware of specific emerging health trends that may effect them.
Speakers
Amari Sokoya Person-Fields, MPH, Executive Director, Capital Breast Care Center
Dr. Dana Beyer, Special Assistant to Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg, Montgomery County Council
11:45AM –12:00AM Break
12:00PM – 1.30PM
Luncheon Plenary:
Health Care Affordability – What Are the Options for The LGBT Community
Even though they face certain health issues more frequently than their counterparts, LGBT individuals have more difficulty accessing medical care at an affordable rate. This session not only explores the economic impact the LGBT community has on the current health system, but will include panelists from leading providers outlining the business case for LGBT specific health care plans, delivery of services and the success stories of small care plans such as Care First.
Speakers
Tim Blevins, Head, Clinical Product Integration, Aetna, Inc.
Health Care Affordability – What Are the Options for The LGBT Community
Even though they face certain health issues more frequently than their counterparts, LGBT individuals have more difficulty accessing medical care at an affordable rate. This session not only explores the economic impact the LGBT community has on the current health system, but will include panelists from leading providers outlining the business case for LGBT specific health care plans, delivery of services and the success stories of small care plans such as Care First.
Speakers
Tim Blevins, Head, Clinical Product Integration, Aetna, Inc.
First Annual Health Care Leadership Award Recipient:
Mark Bertolini, President, Aetna, Inc.
Special Guest Appearance:
Martina Navratilova, Tennis Legend and LGBT
Champion
1:45PM - 3:00PM
SESSION
I
Sketching the Roadmap
to the Future: Policy Experts Discuss Strategies for Increasing Private Sector
Attention to the LGBT Consumer
Drawing on the experience of other
communities, health care policy experts will assess where the private sector
stands in terms of “mainstreaming” LGBT health care and discuss strategies that
will continue the forward momentum. Specific topics will include obstacles that
need to be overcome, mechanisms for building communication and outreach and
aligning incentives for the private sector player who venture into this
field.
Speakers
Jeffrey Levi, P.H.D., Executive Director, Trust
for America's Health; Associate Professor, Department of Health
Policy, George Washington School of Public Health and Health
Services
Rebecca Fox, Director, National Coalition for LGBT Health
Steve Stranne, Partner, Powell Goldstein, LLP
Kevin Cain, Director of Government Affairs, National Health Council
Moderator
Rob Falk, General Counsel, Human Rights Campaign
Rebecca Fox, Director, National Coalition for LGBT Health
Steve Stranne, Partner, Powell Goldstein, LLP
Kevin Cain, Director of Government Affairs, National Health Council
Moderator
Rob Falk, General Counsel, Human Rights Campaign
SESSION II
What’s Working:
Hospital Services and the LGBT Segment
This session will examine different strategies that hospitals have used to reach out to the LGBT market. On one end of the spectrum, Beth Israel has incorporated its LGBT work throughout its operations. On the other end, the Psychiatric Institute of Washington has created an LGBT specific program - the Lambda Center. Both institutions have formed relationships with LGBT health centers. The panelists will discuss what has worked and why, what the opportunities are for improvement, and lessons learned that can be transferred to other settings.
Krista
Oseth, Acting Clinical Coordinator, The Lambda Center - Psychiatric
Institute of Washington
Randy Pumphery, Site Manager of Mental Health
Services, Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center
Harvey
Makadon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical
School; Director of Education and Training, The Fenway Institute;
General Medicine Staff Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Sandra Heron, Powel Goldstein,
LLP
SESSION III
LGBT Retirement and Assisted
Living and Communities – The Grey Dollar
Based on the projected growth of the LGBT senior population, attention must be given to how we can provide for their service, recreation and housing needs. This session outlines these needs and explores the vast business opportunities associated with affordable, inclusive housing facilities that validates and supports LGBT seniors through culturally appropriate health services and education on aging.
Speakers
Joy Silver, President/CEO, RainbowVision
Susan Hester, Partner, Open Circle Communities
David Aronstein, President & Founder, Stonewall Communities
Nancy Whitley, Managing Partner, Possibilities, LLC
3:00PM - 3:15PM Break
3:15PM – 4:30PM
SESSION
I
Same-Sex Couples and Health Care Legal Issues: What Hospitals, Clinics, Providers and Employers Need to Know
Whether you are a hospital, clinic, provider, healthcare employer or a stakeholder that advises these grops as clients, you do not want to miss this important opportunity to learn how best to address new and emerging legal issues surrounding same-sex couples and healthcare. The rapid increase in the number of states that provide some legal recognition to same-sex relationships has raised novel legal issues for hospitals, clinics, medical providers and employers alike. These laws have created the need for medical providers to rethink with whom they must consult to provide appropriate care for patients in these relationships. This session will explore questions such as: If you are treating a patient who is unable to make decisions for himself or herself, what are your legal obligations to disclose information to the patient's same-sex partner and involve the partner in the decision making process? What if the patient and the partner are from a state that recognizes their relationship, but the state they are currently in does not? And many others. In addition, the session will look at what healthcare employers are doing in terms of providing health plan coverage to the same-sex partners of their employees whether or not it is mandated by state or local laws. Click here to learn more about this session.
Speakers
Michelle E. Phillips, Esq, Partner, Jackson Lewis, LLP
Jason E. Ruff, Esq, Associate, Jackson Lewis, LLP
Lara Schwartz, Legal Director and Chief Legislative Counsel, Human Rights Campaign
SESSION
II
LGBT Marketing - Cultivating the
Community as a Consumer
The session will continue to focus on what LGBT marketing looks like and how to attract this segment, provider & pharmaceutical marketing, success stories, as well as the pitfalls of inappropriate LGBT marketing and ethics issues. Panelists will include premier specialists in LGBT marketing to give you the knowledge needed to reach this profitable community.
Speakers
Bob Witeck, CEO and Co-Founder, Witeck-Combs Communications
Stephanie Blackwood, Co-Founder and Account Director, Double Platinum
Howard Buford, President & CEO, Prime Access, Inc.
The session will continue to focus on what LGBT marketing looks like and how to attract this segment, provider & pharmaceutical marketing, success stories, as well as the pitfalls of inappropriate LGBT marketing and ethics issues. Panelists will include premier specialists in LGBT marketing to give you the knowledge needed to reach this profitable community.
Speakers
Bob Witeck, CEO and Co-Founder, Witeck-Combs Communications
Stephanie Blackwood, Co-Founder and Account Director, Double Platinum
Howard Buford, President & CEO, Prime Access, Inc.
SESSION III
HIV Treatment, Today, Tomorrow and Beyond
While there are a number of health concerns facing the LGBT population in the coming years, there is no doubt that HIV/AIDS will continue to be a paramount health issue facing this segment. With the advancement of new classes of HIV drug therapies, and the advent of the one pill a day regimen, treatment of HIV today is dramatically different from that of 10 years ago. This session will explore the advancements in current and emerging treatments for HIV, new classes of HIV drug therapies and how they will help to address key patient needs such as quality of life, drug resistance and metabolic complications.
Speaker
Dr. Moody Mustafa, M.D., F.A.C.P. Internal Medicine and Hematology
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
7:00AM –
8:45AM Exhibitor Move In
8:00AM – 4:00PM Registration
8:00AM – 4:00PM Registration
9:00AM –
10:00AM Continental
Breakfast
10:00AM - 11:15AM
10:00AM - 11:15AM
SESSION I
Transitioning Together - Supporting and Addressing the Healthcare Needs
of Transgender Clients
While many healthcare providers and institutions have increased their knowledge base about gay and lesbian healthcare, the needs of transgender patients continue to challenge even the most progressive and inclusive among us. This workshop will provide an introduction to the concepts of gender identity and gender expression and an overview of transgender health issues, including the needs of patients who are considering surgical and/or hormonal interventions.
Speakers
Bruce Furness, MD, MPH, Physician, Gay Mens Health & Wellness Clinic
Dr. Dana Beyer, Special Assistant to
Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg, Montgomery County Council
Andre Wilson, National Center for Transgender Equality
SESSION II
Andre Wilson, National Center for Transgender Equality
SESSION II
Breast Cancer & Beyond - A Comprehensive Approach to Addressing the Health Needs of Lesbians
Many healthcare providers have read or heard that lesbians may be at higher risk of breast cancer, and other cancers, than their heterosexual counterparts. While research continues to look for definitive answers, the broader health needs of women who partner with women are not being addressed by mainstream healthcare providers. From fertility and menopause to stress management and weight management, this workshop will help medical providers craft a holistic approach that emphasizes health issues across the lifespan in a way that is promoting good health and being proactive in disease prevention.
Speaker
Sara Jaye Sanford, Program Assistant, Mautner Project, The National Lesbian Health Organization
11:15AM –
11:30AM Break
11:30AM – 12:45PM
SESSION I
Minding the Gap: What LGBT Clinics Know About the Marketplace
This session will showcase speakers from some of the nation’s largest LGBT clinics. Panelists will discuss the areas they see mainstream healthcare as failing to meet community needs as well as partnerships they have with other organizations that might serve as models elsewhere.
Speakers
Scout, PhD, Director, National LGBT Tobacco Control Network, A Project of The Fenway Institute
Dr. David Haltwanger, Director of Clinical Programs and Public Policy, Chase-Brexton Health Services
David Vincent, MSW, Associate Executive Director, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Moderator
Che Tabisola, Research Center Manager, Human Rights Campaign
SESSION II
Credentialing & LGBT Certification Delivery to the Health Care
Industry – They Should Ask, and You Should Tell
Recent studies show that many physicians, clinicians, and therapists view LGBT people and their lifestyles as strange or irrelevant. Many providers claim that they do not feel comfortable treating LGBT people, and others see them as problematic, confusing, and dismissible. The need for a provider credentialing system identifying them as LGBT or LGBT friendly is becoming increasingly important. This session will focus on delivery of this system to the health care industry, as well as, certification and guidelines for participating providers. Adequate care from a sensitive provider can be a challenge for anyone. This session will explore how LGBT people do not experience added difficulty.
